Wild Rover
(might be favourable to skip a couple of the choruses)

I've been a wild rover for manys the year,
And I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
But now I'm returning with 'sid in great store,
And I never will play the wild rover no more.

Chorus
And it's No, Nay, Never - No, Nay, Never, No more,
Will I play the wild rover - No, never, No more.

I went into an alehouse I used to frequent,
And I told the landlady my money was spent,
I asked her for credit, she answered me Nay,
Such custom as yours I could have every day.

And it's No, Nay, Never - No, Nay, Never, No more,
Will I play the wild rover - No, never, No more.

I brought up from my pockets obsidian bright,
And the landlady's eyes lit up with delight,
She said I have whiskey and wines of the best,
And the words that I spoke they were only in jest.

And it's No, Nay, Never - No, Nay, Never, No more,
Will I play the wild rover - No, never, No more.

I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done,
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son.
And when they've caressed me as oft times before,
I never will play the wild rover no more.

And it's No, Nay, Never - No, Nay, Never, No more,
Will I play the wild rover - No, never, No more.

Irish Folksong (still very popular and often sung)

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